Last week’s AHD Bulletin –
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, July 11, 2024. Link.
Most read post(s) from the July 11th AHD Bulletin –
- Meeting customer expectations starts with employees. Link.
- Updated fluid therapy guidelines from AAHA. Link.
- Addressing common nutrition misperceptions. Link.
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The rise of pet product endorsements
Source: Pet Product News, July 2024. Link. Celebrity endorsement is comparatively new in the pet space, having begun in the 1990s. David Lummus shares a historical timeline and how celebrities are putting pets in the spotlight like never before.
Gen Z college graduates having a harder time finding jobs despite strong labor market
Source: Business Insider, June 17, 2024. Link. The slowing job market is hitting recent graduates the hardest. In an economy where hiring, job-switching and promotions are slowing, a lot of workers are effectively stuck in place reducing options to switch jobs.
Littermate syndrome in puppies
Source: Whole Dog Journal, July 2, 2024. Link. Kate Basedow, LVT, describes littermate syndrome as what happens when a puppy isn’t getting enough human guidance and becomes dependent upon another puppy to guide her through the world.
5 diseases dogs can smell on us
Source: Cracked, July 12, 2024. Link. Eli Yudan shares five medical conditions that dogs seem able to smell: cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes, migraines and narcolepsy.
Cavers find dog stuck in 50-foot cavern, feed her salami, rescue her
Source: The Washington Post, July 13, 2024. Link. Jesse Rochette is an experience daver and has stumbled upon many things below ground. He’s seen glow-worms, salamanders, giant crickets . . . But, Rochette was shocked by what he and a small group of cavers found this week deep inside a cave in Gile County,Va., a wounded dog trapped 50-feet below ground.